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HTC One X Snapdragon Unboxing Video
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
It's here, finally the HTC One X Snapdragon S4 version. We had kittens when using the One X Tegra 3 quad-core power maximus version for reviews and features - its camera is stonking, its build is solid and boy are we sold on on the LCD 2 screen technology packed into its 720p 4.7-inch display. That said, if anything curbed our exaltation of the One X it was quite simply the battery life. We want to play with this phone, but come 4PM, we're fearfully turning off all our sync settings...
HTC One X Snapdragon S4, Tegra 3 benchmark comparison
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
We've benchmarked the HTC One X (AT&T dual-core S4 processor) and the HTC One X (Nvidia Tegra 3 processor), compared them and here are the results. Despite initially beaming with glee after finding out that we here in the UK would be getting a Tegra 3 quad-core chip in our HTC One X, ever since we reviewed it and found battery life to be seriously sub-par, our hopes for the better battery rested on the S4 variant. While we had no confirmation that the Qualcomm chipset would better the...
RIM announces $10,000 app pledge to developers
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
At BlackBerry World we've been hearing more about RIM's commitment to apps and BlackBerry 10. The company has promised an 100 million financial commitment toward app development including a $10,000 dollar guarantee. Speaking at the BlackBerry Jam session VP Alec Saunders revealed moves the company is making to support current and future developers to RIM's BlackBerry 10 app platform. First and foremost it will guarantee that each qualifying app will earn $10,000 in the first year. If...
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha: hands-on photos
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
At BlackBerry World RIM unveiled the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha. A protype phone given out to developers to enable them to create apps for BlackBerry 10. We had some hands-on time with the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alper. A representative from RIM told us it wasn’t running BB10 (although the software was OS 10.0.4.197) and to instead view the device as the next step towards BlackBerry 10. In use it functioned more like a miniature PlayBook, with a drop-down menu bar and open app panels you flick...
Next Google Nexus spotted in patent application?
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
Is it possible that the image contained within a recently unearthed patent application forms the basis for the next Google Nexus phone? As exciting as it is to plough through the plethora of patents, seeing the weird and wonderful creations companies have considered to turn into real products, you should seldom assume that what you see is going to actually make it through to market. As source site Electricpig.co.uk states, a patent application is something very different to an approved patent...
LG deny claims of Windows Phone abandonment
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
Yesterday LG's name was on the lips of many a mobile site, with word of their plans to abandon any further development of devices running on Microsoft's mobile platform, Windows Phone making headlines. The legitimate reasoning behind any possible abandonment being the poor uptake of devices running the OS, especially from LG who only have two notable phones on the market (we're excluding the LG Jil Sander as it's simply a design refresh of the Optimus 7). That being said, LG...
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha revealed
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
Thorston Heins, CEO of RIM has revealed more information about BlackBerry 10 and a glimpse of the first BB10 handset, designed not for consumers, but for developers. Speaking at the annual BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, Heins finally revealed the first BB10 handset: BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha, a prototype designed especially for developers, which will be given out to those attending BB World. This isn't the final device - as Heins says RIM is 'still keeping secrets.' But the...
iPhone Plus: The latest iPhone concept to cause a stir
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
We've seen some nicely realised mobile phone concepts over the years, some from manufacturers, some from mobile fans, all in varying states of completeness, in different mediums (sketches, renders etc) and the Apple fans at ADR Studios have provided us with yet another to add to their increasing portfolio; meet the iPhone Plus. Now don't worry this isn't some strangely conceptualised partnership between Apple and Google+, but in fact a super sleek iPhone successor, brought around by...
Vodafone puts HTC's One X & One S on sale for a limited time
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
Vodafone have launched deals for both the HTC One X and HTC One S, two of the latest devices to arrive on UK shores from the Taiwanese manufacturer. For a limited time both devices will be available as free handsets on cheaper tariffs than previously. HTC One XHTC's Tegra 3-running flagship device, the HTC One X, wowed us with its superb 8-megapixel camera, its gorgeous 4.7-inch display and of course the fast quad-core processor lurking within. Previously the One X on Vodafone was only...
Samsung Galaxy S3 launch: What to expect
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
We're not putting a lid on the flow of news surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S3 just yet, but with less than three days until launch at Samsung Unpacked in London, we thought we'd piece together all that we know in order to bring you the fullest picture of Samsung's next flagship that we can. Galaxy S3: What's in the name?Samsung have in the past reserved the Galaxy name for their premium handsets, originally with the introduction of the Galaxy S in 2010 and the Galaxy S2 last...
LG Cloud beta offers 50GB for users in Korea and the US
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
With Google Drive throwing its two cents into the ever-increasing number of cloud services available and the likes of HTC (with its Dropbox partnership) and Samsung with the upcoming S-Cloud service, you'd think it was becoming a legal requirement for mobile manufacturers to provide cloud storage solutions. LG are the latest company to officially reveal such a service. Imaginatively dubbed 'LG Cloud', the service is currently undergoing its public beta, available to users in both the...
Samsung Galaxy S3 official press shot leaked?
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
The latest development in the forever expanding storyline that is the run-up to the Samsung Galaxy S3 launch sees a possible press shot emerge showing one of the most realistic, clear and legitimate looking images yet. Provided by a tipster who goes by the name 'Ali', mobile news and reviews site GSMArena.com has received an impressive looking photo of what could well be Samsung's new flagship, the Galaxy S3. Until this point, there have been a multitude of shots with varying levels...
Apple and Samsung patent wars meeting May 21st and 22nd
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
Could this be it? Could Apple and Samsung finally bury the hatchet in the long-standing patent war, the mess of which has roamed news sites constantly over the past few months? Our gut feeling tells us no, but there's hope for progress. Foss Patents' Florian Mueller, who has been keeping a close eye on the impending court hearing, has noted that the dates for the companies mediation session has been brought forward slightly from June as previously expected, to May 21st and 22nd. With...
HTC One S Black vs Grey video
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
In a question of design we've compared the two HTC One Ss, the black variant with its Micro Arc Oxidation finish and grey and blue variant with its stainless steel body. We wouldn't normally compare two of the same phone, however in this instance, the two are so very different, we reckon a closer look would help anyone deciding between them. The process behind the Micro Arc Oxidation is painstaking and quite clearly a labour of love for HTC. A treatment to the metal used by the likes of...
Photos leak revealing Sony Mobile smartphone trio
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN News
Photos and details have leaked of not one, but three Sony smartphones, the Sony ST21i 'Tapioca,' Sony LT29i 'Hayabusa' and Sony LT30i. The NXT family currently consists of the Sony Xperia S, P and U, with the Sony Xperia sola waiting in the wings. What we have here are three more devices, all expected to arrive sometime this year, so let us bring you up to date on what we know about Sony's secret phones. Sony ST21i 'Tapioca'We'll start with the smallest, the...
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